The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at 9am today (March 1), 11 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 10 547 patients with confirmed or probable infection have been discharged.
 
     At present, there are 673 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 202 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 228 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 22 public hospitals, a community treatment facility and the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre, among which 16 patients are in critical condition, 12 are in serious condition and the remaining 200 patients are in stable condition.
 
     The Hospital Authority will maintain close contact with the Centre for Health Protection to monitor the latest developments and to inform the public and healthcare workers on the latest information in a timely manner.
 
     Details of the above-mentioned patients are as follows:
 

Patient condition	Case numbers
Discharged	10403, 10607, 10804, 10832, 10837, 10890, 10893, 10899, 10964, 10976, 10985
Critical	1989, 3496, 6125, 6607, 6794, 8018, 8078, 9049, 9135, 9612, 9907, 10358, 10367, 10379, 10585, 10904
Serious	6386, 7076, 7468, 8221, 9055, 9550, 9793, 10083, 10611, 10898, 10942, 10953

Ends/Monday, March 1, 2021
Issued at HKT 18:33

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